What category B1 covers
Category B1 entitles you to drive a quadricycle and category AM vehicles, that is a moped and a light quadricycle. It is available from 16.
That is where the list ends. A quadricycle is a separate type of vehicle, not a small passenger car.
Category B1 or B - how they differ
Category B1 does not entitle you to drive a motor vehicle with a maximum authorised mass up to 3.5 tonnes - that requires category B. This is the whole difference, and it is what decides the choice.
What remains is age: category B1 can be obtained from 16, category B from 17. Anyone who wants to drive a passenger car needs category B.
- B1 - vehicle
- quadricycle and category AM vehicles
- B1 - minimum age
- 16
- B - vehicle
- motor vehicle with a maximum authorised mass up to 3.5 t, other than a bus or a motorcycle
- B - minimum age
- 17, with restrictions until you turn 18
What the exam material covers in category B1
The paper is built as in the other categories: 20 basic questions and 12 specialist ones, 25 minutes in total.
The specialist part covers category B1 and is separate from the one for category B. Working through category B tests does not prepare you for the second part of the B1 exam.